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Category - French Lick Springs Hotel

A Few Surprises for a 50th Anniversary Return to French Lick

September 09, 2021
A couple sitting in a hotel lobby
Paul and Mary Reynolds can’t recall a lot from the summer of 1971 when they stayed at French Lick Springs Hotel as newlyweds. For their encore 50 years later, you better believe they slowed down and took the scenic route.
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Unraveling a Mystery Photo, from Oklahoma to French Lick

September 02, 2021
A woman holding a photo in front of a hotel
You know those mystery-in-a-box challenges that come delivered to your front door? Lori Fry found herself holding a real-life mystery-in-a-box, and cracking the code guided her all the way from Oklahoma to French Lick.
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An Ultimate Workplace Incentive: French Lick Summer Getaways

A group of people on a hotel porch
How’d you like a getaway weekend at French Lick Resort? If you’re part of Dr. Larry Averbuch’s dental staff, it’s a yearly perk of the job.
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The 2021 Youth Pluto & Sprudels, Paying Homage to Our Baseball Past

A collection of baseball players in uniform
This summer, the youth baseball all-stars team in our community is patterning its jerseys after the French Lick Plutos and West Baden Sprudels, the two independent baseball teams that played here in the early 1900s.
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A Family Connection, Spotted in a 1930s Photo

November 05, 2020
Guests rocking on the veranda at French Lick Springs Hotel
We love this photo because it captures the spirit of a bygone era: French Lick Springs Hotel in the 1930s. A couple of our recent guests love this photo for another reason: some of these people in the photo are family.
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Cooking Up Memories from the Early Days of Hotel Kitchens

A group of chefs at a table
How many bacon and eggs were cooked each morning for French Lick Springs Hotel guests in the early heyday of the hotel?
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Stay for Weeks? It Was Once the Norm at French Lick and West Baden

People sitting outside a hotel
Back in early-1900s heyday of our hotels, the average stay for guests was two to six weeks.
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